The LabourList team are hugely excited to unveil our full Labour Party conference events programme for 2024, with a packed agenda in Liverpool – from our famous karaoke night and rally to the best star-studded panels.
Read and bookmark the full agenda below – and please forward this to anyone who may be interested.
Join us on Sunday to hear inspiring speeches from Lisa Nandy, Jon Ashworth and many more at our major annual rally. Before that, take part in impassioned, expert panel debates on everything from childcare reform (with Stephen Morgan and Stella Creasy) to conspiracy theories left and right (with Joani Reid), from how we clean up our air and tackle health inequality (Andrew Gwynne invited) to Labour’s bus revolution (with Kim McGuinness).
On Monday, we’ll host key debates on the direction and detail of Labour’s NHS and New Deal plans, how government can achieve its bold growth agenda, and which voters new polling suggests Labour needs to win the next election. Then join us to dance the night away at our legendary annual karaoke and DJ night at The Bierkeller Bar.
READ MORE: Tickets available now here for LabourList‘s karaoke and DJ night with Trainline and Lime
On Tuesday, listen and share your take on Labour’s clean growth mission (with Dan Norris and Alex Mayer), what Trump or Harris means for the US and UK (with Josh Simons) and how the labour movement combats the far right (with Matt Wrack and Zarah Sultana).
Our events are all in either the centre of conference within ACC Liverpool (meeting room 11a), or upstairs at the Revolucion de Cuba bar, where we’ll have complimentary refreshments a stone’s throw from the ACC on the iconic Albert Dock – see full details for each event below.
We couldn’t make these happen without the support of our partners, so we’d like to extend our thanks to the National Holocaust Centre & Museum, We Own It, Global Action Plan, Impact on Urban Health, the Centre for Progressive Policy, WPI Strategy, Progressive Policy Institute, Barclays, the Royal College of Nursing, the British Medical Association, Savanta, the Trade Union Co-ordinating Group, Trainline, Lime, the LSE, Third Way, the IPPR and the Fire Brigades Union.
For any enquiries, email [email protected].
Sunday 22 September 2024 at party conference
Conspiracy theories: Do we tolerate on the left what we fight on the right?
10.30am – 11.30am Sunday – Meeting Room 11a, ACC Liverpool
- Mark Rusling, director of learning, National Holocaust Museum
- Joani Reid MP, Chair of the APPG on Antisemitism
- Mike Katz, Jewish Labour Movement chair
- Yvette Cooper, Home Secretary (invited)
- Georgia Gould, MP for Queens Park and Maida Vale (invited)
In partnership with the National Holocaust Centre & Museum.
We all condemn rioters throwing bricks at children while shouting ‘Save Our Kids’.
But are we as quick to recognise left-wing conspiracy theories? And might the left be even more susceptible to them than the right?
Turning the Rising Green Tide
11.30am – 12.30pm Sunday – Meeting Room 11a, ACC Liverpool
- Robert Knowles-Leak, who worked in Thangam Debbonaire’s team during the general election
- Bella Sankey, leader of Brighton & Hove City Council
- Tom Renhard, leader of the Labour Group in Bristol City Council and former leader of Bristol City Council
- Paul Mason, journalist and activist
- Dale Vince, founder of Ecotricity
Can Labour’s bus revolution end decades of failed privatisation?
12.30pm – 1.30pm Sunday – Meeting Room 11a, ACC Liverpool
- Simon Lightwood, Labour MP and minister for local transport
- Kim McGuinness, North East Mayor
- Cat Hobbs, director of We Own It
- Matthew Topham, lead campaigner of We Own It
- Fran Postlethwaite, convenor of Better Buses for South Yorkshire
- Andy Burnham, Greater Manchester mayor (invited)
In partnership with We Own It.
After nearly 40 years of failed bus privatisation, Labour Mayors are taking back control of buses and new legislation looks set to build on these victories.
What is the legacy of Thatcher’s experiment and how will the new government’s plans put passengers over profit?
How Labour can reduce health inequality in towns and cities by prioritising clean air policy?
1.30pm – 2.30pm Sunday – Meeting Room 11a, ACC Liverpool
- Larissa Lockwood, Director of Clean Air, Global Action Plan
- Dr Sinead Millwood, GP and Clean Air Campaigner
- Love Ssega, Founder, Live + Breathe
- Polly Billington, Labour MP and former UK100 CEO (invited)
- Andrew Gwynne, MP and minister for public health and prevention (invited)
- Emma Hardy, MP and Defra minister (invited)
In partnership with Global Action Plan and Impact on Urban Health.
Please note that this event will start at 1.30pm, not at 12.30pm as stated in the app.
Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health, with 43,000 deaths linked to toxic air each year in the UK.
This conversation will outline how a Labour government can improve the health and wellbeing of people in towns and cities and reduce health inequalities by adopting ambitious clean air policies to tackle the main sources of air pollution – transport and wood burning.
Childcare and early education: A return on investment
2.00pm – 3.00pm Sunday – Revolucion de Cuba Bar, Albert Dock (Casa bar room, upstairs)
- Stephen Morgan MP, minister for early education
- Stella Creasy, Labour MP and Mummafesto podcast host
- Annabel Smith, Director of Place and Practice, CPP
- Sarah Ronan, director of Early Education and Childcare Coalition
- Tom Belger, editor of LabourList
In partnership with the Centre for Progressive Policy. More information is available here via Eventbrite.
A range of complimentary drinks and a bar tab will be available at this event.
LabourList Rally with WPI and PPI
4.20pm – 6.00pm Sunday – Revolucion de Cuba Bar, Albert Dock (Casa bar room, upstairs)
- Lisa Nandy, MP for Wigan and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
- Liz Kendall, MP for Leicester West and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- Alison McGovern, MP for Birkenhead and minister for employment
- Sarah Jones, Labour MP for Croydon West and minister for industry
- Jon Ashworth, Chief Executive of Labour Together, former MP for Leicester South and former Shadow Paymaster General
- Jade Botterill, Labour MP for Ossett and Denby Dale
- Yuan Yang, Labour MP for Earley and Woodley
- Alice Macdonald, Labour MP for Norwich North
- Lindsay Lewis, Executive Director at US think tank Progressive Policy Institute
- Claire Ainsley, Progressive Policy Institute centre-left renewal director, WPI Strategy senior adviser, and former Labour policy director for Keir Starmer
- David Kogan OBE, LabourList chair and Labour historian
- Tom Belger, LabourList editor
- Lots more Labour speakers TBC
In partnership with WPI Strategy and the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI).
A range of complimentary drinks and a bar tab will be available at this event. No tickets required.
Monday 23 September 2024 at party conference
A new partnership between government and business to drive economic growth
8.30am – 9.30am Monday – ACC Liverpool, meeting room 11a
- Jonathan Reynolds MP, Secretary of State for Business and Trade (invited)
- Liam Byrne MP, Commons Business and Trade Committee Chair
- Iain Anderson, Chairman, H/Advisers Cicero and author of Labour’s 2024 business policy review
- Hannah Bernard, Head of Business Banking, Barclays
- Karin Christiansen, LabourList director and Datapraxis managing director (chair)
In partnership with Barclays Bank.
How can the government and the NHS workforce work together to fix the broken NHS?
9.30am – 10.30am Monday – ACC Liverpool, meeting room 11a
- Professor Philip Banfield, BMA Council Chair
- Nicola Ranger, RCN General Secretary
- Wes Streeting, Health Secretary (invited)
- Karin Christiansen, LabourList director and Datapraxis managing director (chair)
In partnership with the British Medical Association and Royal College of Nursing.
Wide but shallow: Where does Labour’s next majority come from?
10.30am – 11.30am Monday – ACC Liverpool, meeting room 11a
- Tom Baldwin, journalist and Keir Starmer biographer
- Chris Hopkins, political director at Savanta
- Ros Wynne-Jones, Real Britain columnist, The Mirror
- Jess Phillips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley (invited)
- Rushanara Ali, Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney (invited)
- Karin Christiansen, LabourList director and Datapraxis managing director (chair)
In partnership with pollsters Savanta.
Following his landslide victory, there was much talk of Keir Starmer’s narrow mandate, and a suggestion that Labour’s new electoral coalition is precarious. Ahead of the next general election, party leaders need to understand Labour’s 2024 voters, how they can ensure they return in four years’ time – and what could push them away.
Savanta’s research has segmented the Labour party’s electoral ‘universe’ into four main groups: loyalists, joiners, defectors, and considerers. Using this analysis and new polling, Savanta’s Political Research Director alongside a panel of experts will be able to give a real insight into how Labour could secure a historic second term at the next election.
How will the Labour Government Deliver a New Deal for Working People?
11.00am – 12.15pm Monday – Revolucion de Cuba, Albert Dock (Casa bar room, upstairs)
- Jo Grady, General Secretary, University and College Union (chair)
- Justin Madders, Labour MP for Ellesmere Port and minister for employment rights
- Matt Wrack, General Secretary, Fire Brigades Union
- Mick Lynch, Secretary-general, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
- Fran Heathcote, General Secretary, Public and Commercial Services union
- Steve Gillian, General Secretary, POA
- John Hendy KC, leading trade union lawyer
In partnership with the Trade Union Co-ordinating Group.
A complimentary light Latin American lunch, selection of hot and cold drinks and bar tab will be available at this event.
LabourList Karaoke and DJ Night in partnership with Lime and Trainline
8.30pm Monday – The Bierkeller Bar
Snap up a ticket now for LabourList’s unmissable annual bash in partnership with Trainline and Lime, from 8.30pm until 1am at the epic Bierkeller bar – just a few minutes from both the ACC and the centre of town.
Join us to hear top Labour figures DJing or crooning, support our journalism, and let your hair down – who knows which Labour figure you could end up dancing on tables with? Come and dance the night away to a sensational DJ set, and our legendary karaoke.
Last year DJs and singers included Lisa Nandy, Ian Murray, Stephen Kinnock, Michael Shanks and Keir Mather…
Tickets are required and on sale now here – but be quick as they’re expected to sell fast.
Tuesday 24 September 2024 at party conference
Super Powered: How can Labour drive a clean growth revolution for the UK?
11.15am – 12.15pm Tuesday – Revolucion de Cuba Bar, Albert Dock (Casa bar room, upstairs)
- Dan Norris, Labour MP and West of England Mayor
- Professor Tony Travers, LSE (chair)
- Alex Mayer, Labour MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Esin Serin, Policy Fellow on UK Energy and Climate Policy, The Grantham Institute, LSE
- Tracy Brabin, West Yorkshire Mayor (invited)
- Lewis McIntyre, Managing Director of Port Services, Peel Ports Group
In partnership with the London School of Economics.
A complimentary light Latin American lunch, selection of drinks and bar tab will be available at this event.
The panel discussion will consider the direction the Government has set and how it will be reflected in local strategies, and what the next steps should be – over this Parliament and beyond – to make good on the planning reforms to both protect the environment and deliver fast, innovative change across the country.
Trump vs Harris: What the race for the White House means for the UK, progressive politics and future transatlantic relations
4.10pm – 5.15pm Tuesday – Revolucion de Cuba Bar, Albert Dock (Casa bar room, upstairs)
- Josh Simons MP and former Labour Together Director
- Laura Chappell, IPPR
- Josh Freed, Third Way
- Scarlett Maguire, JL Partners
In partnership with Third Way and IPPR.
A range of complimentary drinks and a bar tab will be available at this event.
With just five weeks to go before America goes to the polls to choose its new President, an expert panel from both sides of the Atlantic will discuss and answer audience questions on the current state of play in the campaign.
We’ll reflect on the election’s implications for the USA, for UK domestic and foreign policy and for the transatlantic relationship.
How does Labour and the trade union movement combat the far right?
6.00pm – 7.00pm Tuesday – Revolucion de Cuba Bar, Albert Dock (Casa bar room, upstairs)
- Matt Wrack, general secretary, Fire Brigades Union
- Suresh Grover, Co-Director of The Monitoring Group
- Zarah Sultana MP, chair of the FBU parliamentary group
- Dave Ward, general secretary, CWU
- Taj Ali, Tribune magazine editor
- More speakers TBC
In partnership with the Fire Brigades Union.
A range of complimentary drinks and a bar tab will be available at this event.
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